Ruby
- Proper noun. (given name, female) .
- Proper noun. A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s.
- Noun. (Cockney rhyming slang) A curry, short for ''Ruby Murray''.
- Noun. A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- Noun. A deep red colour.
- Noun. (typesetting, British) Type having a height of 5.5 points.
- Noun. A genus of South American hummingbird.
- Adjective. Of a deep red colour (having any of numerous bright colours reminiscent of the colour of blood or cherries or tomatoes).
- Noun. A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.
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